Back in 2015 I wrote a blog about Mac management with Intune, however it’s been a few years and I feel it’s time we re-visit Mac management with Intune to learn more about what’s changed. You’ll soon learn there’s been a significant amount of progress and since my first post Intune now has a lot of native Mac management capabilities. When a device (iOS, Android, Mac, Windows) is enrolled into Mobile Device Management (MDM) to Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune), applications can be pushed to that device. These apps can be custom line of business (LOB), apps from a public marketplace i.e. Apple App Store, Google Play Store, Microsoft Store), win32 (Windows only),etc.
When a device (iOS, Android, Mac, Windows) is enrolled into Mobile Device Management (MDM) to Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune), applications can be pushed to that device. These apps can be custom line of business (LOB), apps from a public marketplace i.e. Apple App Store, Google Play Store, Microsoft Store), win32 (Windows only),etc.
In this blog we will cover how to push an app to an Android device using Microsoft Endpoint Manager. This is assuming a device is already enrolled (for instructions on how to enroll see:
What apps can be pushed to an Android device?
The following apps can be pushed to an Android device:
For more information see Add apps to Microsoft Intune https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/apps-add
Add app to Microsoft Endpoint ManagerIntune Mac App Deployment Tool
Browse to https://endpoint.microsoft.com and navigate to Apps ->Android
Click Add -> choose Managed Google Play App and click Select. Notice the other app types under Other.
Type Microsoft Edge in the search box and press Enter
Click Microsoft Edge then click Approve
Click Approve again to approve the permissions
Then click Done
Next click Sync
Click Microsoft Edge on the Android Apps screen
Click Properties then click Edit next to Assignments
For demo purposes, we are going to deploy this app to all users. Intune/Microsoft Endpoint Manager is intelligent to know that if you are on an Android device to push the app, but if you are on an iOS/iPadOS device to not push the app.
You can also create a security group (recommend practice) add the users to that group and then assign that group, or create a dynamic device security group and assign to devices.
On Assignments screen click Add all users under Required then click Review + save
Then click Save
Time to Test!
Adobe dps app builder. On my Android device, within a few moments I will see a notification appear indicating Microsoft Edge was successfully installed
On the home screen the app will be shown, indicating it was installed
Lastly, in the Google Play store, tapping on the Microsoft Edge app you will notice Per your administrator, this app may not be uninstalled
It’s that easy!
Confirm App Deployment from Intune/Microsoft Endpoint Manager
Let’s go back to Microsoft Endpoint Manager, and navigate to the Microsoft Edge app screen. (You can also get here by browsing to Apps -> Android -> Microsoft Edge)
Clicking on Device Install Status will show the app is installed on the Android device
Before directing users to register their Mac computers with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), it is necessary to deploy Microsoft's Company Portal app.
Deploying the Company Portal app involves the following steps:
On a Mac computer, download the current version of the Company Portal app for macOS from the Microsoft website.
Important: Do not install it, you need a copy of the app to upload to Jamf Pro.
The CompanyPortal_Installer.pkg file can be downloaded from: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=862280
Note: The policy runs on Mac computers in the scope the next time they check in with Jamf Pro and meet the criteria in the General payload.
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